Finke to Alice
Submitted: Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 08:28
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tessa_51
Hi folks
Leaving
Newcastle next week and hope to be in the Centre in about three weeks. part of the plan is:
day 1; come up from
Dalhousie Springs to Finke. Then up the Old Ghan track to Maryvale, out to
Chambers Pillar.
day 2; back to Maryvale, up the Old Ghan track and left onto Hugh River Stock Route to Stuart Hwy, up to
Rainbow Valley
day3; back to hwy and on to Alice.
Towing a Jayco Outback Eagle.
Anybody see any problems. Time is not a factor so can go as slow as is necessary.
Thanx in anticipation
Tessa
Reply By: Member - Mike H (VIC) - Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 14:22
Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 14:22
Hi Tessa,
it can be done, just take it steady.
If conditions are very bad then you may not make it all the way to
Chambers Pillar on the 1st day. Drop your tyre pressures on car and trailer if the few sand dunes give you any problems.
When you get back to the Stuart Hwy. stop at Jim's Place (Stuarts
Well) and say Hi for me, Mike from Red Centre Adventures.
See and hear Dingy!
Jim's Place
Jim is very knowledgable and knows the area like the back of his hand. His Father opened up Kings Canyon.
Have a good one,
Mike
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Reply By: Willem - Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 19:14
Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 19:14
Hi Tessa
I did three quarters of the Finke Track in November last year out of Alice. We went looking for an obscure place called Alice
Well.
The track is very badly corrugated and rough, so if you insist on doing the track I would suggest you drop your trailer tyre pressures to 10 or below and your vehicle tyre pressures down to below 20. The track over the jump up from Maryvale to
Chambers Pillar is rough as guts. Do not expect any of these tracks to be graded EVER!!!
The Hugh River Stock Route is a graded road and should be in better condition than the other tracks and the track in to
Rainbow Vally should be hard packed sand with smaller corrugations.
Have fun!!!
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Reply By: Member - Paul H - Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 19:25
Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 19:25
With all due respect to all the other respsonses, I think they are overstating how hard it really is. Just take it easy & you should have no problems. Sure its a little rough but I have been in there a couple of times, once wet & once dry & had no problems. We were also travelling with people towing off road campers & off road pop ups.
Its a great place to visit dont be scared off, just take it easy. The only problem you might have is trying to fit your van into the little allocated camping areas. They are marked out with treated pine logs. Some people have had trouble fitting in.
Enjoy your trip,
PMK
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Follow Up By: tessa_51 - Friday, May 21, 2004 at 07:18
Friday, May 21, 2004 at 07:18
Thanks Willem, Paul. As I said I will post a trip report when I get to Alice.
Tessa
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